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El Wingador’s restaurant closes after four months
Philly.com’s Inqlings page has a paragraph about Bill “El Wingador” Simmons’ establishment:
El Wingador’s To-Go – the eatery at Fourth and Girard backed by five-time Wing Bowl winner Bill “El Wingador” Simmons – is dark after only four months. Sign on the door mentions a temporary closing due to “unforeseen circumstances beyond our control” and expresses a hope to “reopen soon, possibly under new management.”
Obi Wing article in Villanova Times
plogbypavy reports that a profile of Wing Bowl participant Doug “Obi Wing” Petock appeared in a recent edition of the Villanova Times. Petock will be graduating from Villanova after seven years at that university. The article does not appear to be online, but a scan is available of the first part. The blog entry lists some of Petock’s eccentricities:
2. Carry’s a lightsaber at all times… He is a jedi knight defending the galaxy against any “challenger.” If he perceives you to be a challenger, you must duel him on Mendel Field. Last year on Halloween, a kid dressed up as Darth Vader… Big Mistake!
UEPa cheesesteak tour writeup
Megamunch has posted a writeup and flickr gallery of Saturday’s Philly cheesesteak tour with a review of each restaurant visited.
WIP fined $4,000 for banning Chapman from Wing Bowl 13
(From AICE News) ADLAW reports that the Federal Communciations Commission has fined CBS, the owner of 610 WIP of Philadelphia, $4,000 for banning Arnie “Chowhound” Chapman from competing in Wing Bowl 13 for being a member of AICE when no explicit rule prohibiting eaters from that organization existed:
The station said it disqualified him from competing in Wing Bowl 13 because he belonged to a competitive eating association, the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters (AICE). CBS stated that AICE is a rival of the group historically associated with the Wing Bowl, the Independent Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE).
CBS argued that Mr. Chapman should have known that he could not compete in the contest because members of IFOCE-rival associations previously had been disqualified from participating in the Wing Bowl 12 for the same reason. CBS also pointed to contest rules that allowed the station to disqualify contestants for subjective criteria, and a rule requiring contestants be station listeners. Mr. Chapman did not reside within the station’s broadcast area, so he could not be a listener, CBS argued.
The FCC noted that according to its rules, broadcasters are required to “fully and accurately disclose the material terms†of a contest. Further, such contests must be conducted “substantially as announced or advertised.â€
The FCC concluded that CBS willfully violated these rules and fined the station $4,000.
update More information can be found in the document detailing Chapman’s complaint at fcc.gov CBS claimed that Joe Menchetti’s disqualification from Wing Bowl 12 should have made Chapman aware that non-IFOCE members were not welcome:
[Chapman’s] participation was incompatible with the IFOCE’s participation. Chapman had at least constructive or presumptive knowledge of this from the facts surrounding Gentleman Joe’s disqualification from Wing Bowl 12 and from the realities of the competitive eating world . . . In Wing Bowl 12, WIP established that with IFOCE eaters included as Wing Bowl competitors, professional eaters allied with national organizations that are active IFOCE rivals would not be welcome as competitors.
UEPa Philly Cheesesteak tour April 21
Megamunch reports that the UEPa’s tour of Philadelphia area cheesesteak eateries is scheduled for April 21. The itinerary has not been finalized yet.
Steakbellie at Wing Bowl 15 Part 4
Steakbellie has posted the fourth installment of his Wing Bowl 15 epic.
Joey Chestnut’s Wing Bowl 15 entrance
Videos of Joey Chestnut entering the Wachovia Center before Wing Bowl 15 can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI0Isq0cJdk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS5ihrNV4jw
Fictional Wing Bowl movie still planned
Philly.com’s Inqlings column says that a Wing Bowl movie remains in production even though a script for it has yet to be finalized several years into the project.
Jim’s Steaks Wall of Fame pictures from Steakbellie
Steakbellie was recently in Jim’s Steaks in Philadelphia and he took some pictures of the Wall of Fame and emailed them. There are apparently just two members of the Wall of Fame. Lynda Kuerth ate 11 cheesesteaks in an hour and a half in 1977 and high school football player Alex Friedman bested that by one sandwich in 2001. The pictures of Alex Friedman are surrounded by receipts for his steaks. The wall has apparently yet to be updated with “Humble” Bob Shoudt’s record breaking 13 cheesesteaks in January. Pictures of the Wall of Fame are available after the jump.
Steakbellie enters the arena
Steakbellie has posted the third of a planned six reports on his Wing Bowl 15 experience. This segment is about his procession into the Wachovia Center.
Phillyist wingette interview
The Phillyist blog has an interview with Leslie McKenna, who was a wingette for Dave the Dumpster at Wing Bowl 15.
What do you say to people who think it’s a joke – nothing more than a drunken Bacchanal?
It’s a serious contest. A title and a car. Go to a football game and there are half-naked girls there. It’s a serious competition and we’re there to support them. These guys take a lot of time preparing and promoting.
Gentleman Jerry visits El Wingador To Go
citypaper.net has an article about “Gentleman” Jerry Coughlan’s meal at the recently opened El Wingador To Go the day after he was the top local finisher in Wing Bowl 15. The restaurant closes at 8pm (6pm Sunday) which is surprisingly early for a takeout only restaurant.
Dr. Slob article in the Suburban Advertiser
The Suburban Advertiser has an article about Wing Bowl 15 that focuses on Timothy “Dr. Slob” Cusick. The article says that “Peter” Bertoletti was the runner-up;
News of Delaware County Wing Bowl article
News of Delaware County has an article about the three Wing Bowl locals, Gentleman Jerry, Steakbellie and Wing Kong. The article is mainly about Gentleman Jerry, but you can get more information about the other Wing Bowl experiences at the Wing Kong & Steakbellie blogs. Steakbellie has posted part 1 of a planned 6 which covers the Thursday night weigh in.
More Wing Bowl 15 galleries
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philadelphia.about.com
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Not all pictures are safe for work / families
Angelo Cataldi’s Wing Bowl 15 report
Angelo Cataldi has his thoughts about Wing Bowl 15 on his blog:
The dramatic announcement at the end of Wing Bowl 15 that El Wingador is coming out of retirement to face Chestnut next year will make it the most anticipated Wing Bowl ever. Between them, El Wingador and Joey Chestnut have won seven out of the last nine Wing Bowls, but they have never faced each other. In fact, Chestnut said he would not have returned unless he got a shot at the all-time Philadelphia champion in 2008.
Steakbellie’s Wing Bowl 15 experience
Steakbellie has uploaded the first post in a planned series about his Wing Bowl 15 experience. A picture of his float (above) is included.
philly.com: Joey Chestnut disparages El Wingador
philly.com has an article with a quote from Joey Chestnut about Bill “El Wingador” Simmons’ return:
“I hope he improves. I would hate to embarrass him in his hometown,” Chestnut told us Friday about Simmons. Chestnut set a Wing Bowl record Friday of 182 wings, besting the contest’s previous record, 173, which he also set.
Crazy Legs Conti entourage member Wing Bowl livejournal
A member of Crazy Legs Conti’s Wing Bowl entourage wrote a livejournal entry about her night and morning.
Mitch Williams’ car ignited in Wing Bowl parking lot
Philly.com reports that former Phillies reliever Mitch William’s car suffered the same fate as the Phillies 9th inning lead in game 6 of the 1993 World Series:
Waiting on a friend, he pulled his ’06 Chrysler 300 into a parking spot. Soon, “I smelled something kind of burning in my car,” Williams says. “I got out, finally, and saw smoke. I was trying to get the hood open, and I couldn’t get it open, and I looked underneath.”
Someone had left a barbecue grill smoldering in the lot, and it ignited the car’s engine.
Wing Bowl 15 DVD on sale
Wing Bowl 15 DVDs are available for sale at wingbowlvideo.com for $12. Proceeds from DVD sales will go to the Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience and the Christopher Reeve Foundation. DVDs will be shipped around March 1.
Wing Bowl 15 articles
CBS3 video & article
NBC10 blog entry & galleries (picture above is from NBC10)
610wip.com has podcasts of the entire broadcast
philly.com videos
Philly.com gallery
Daily News gallery
podcast of WHYY interview with Jason Fagone
SportsIllustrated.com article
Radar misidentifies Obi Wing as Joey Chestnut
Steakbellie’s blog entry
Angelo Cataldi’s gallery
updated Feb 3
philly.com Dan Gross article
PhillyNews.blog (Says Joey Chestnut resembles Jeff Garcia)
Courier Post article mainly about “Liberty” Belh, who chipped a tooth
update Feb 3 #2
megamunch blog entry & gallery
Dan’s flickr gallery
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